9 to 11 July 2010
A 60 lap race, the British Grand Prix is a punishing 191 mile endurance test. The blend of high and slow speed corners, connected by three long straights, creates an uncompromisingly fast circuit, one that inevitably rewards engine power but one which also demands a delicately balanced set-up to cope with the high speed directional changes.

Aerodynamic efficiency and harder compound tyres will therefore be crucial to sustain pace and position through the faster corners, such as Copse, but also through the slower corners, particularly into the Complex at the end of the lap.

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Not only are the drivers presented with one of the most technically demanding circuits, they are also forced to contend with the unpredictable weather conditions common to Silverstone’s notorious micro-climate.

Prevailing winds are often a concern at the old airfield and can affect the car’s drivability, so must be carefully considered in the set-up process.

Silverstone may only provide a few overtaking opportunities, principally at Vale and Abbey, but the capacity crowd can still expect some thrilling racing action on Sunday afternoon.

In 2009 the British Grand Prix looked set to move to Donington, but when this deal collapsed Silverstone negotiated a long term deal which secures it as the home of the British Grand Prix for the next decade. The circuit is famous for holding the first ever official Grand Prix race in 1950.

2009 British GP Images

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Previous Results:

	Year	Circuit	Date	Driver	Team	Laps
60	2009	Silverstone Circuit	21 June	1 Sebastian Vettel 2 Mark Webber 3 Rubens Barrichello	Red Bull Red Bull Brawn	60 60 60
59	2008	Silverstone Circuit	6 July	1 Lewis Hamilton 2 Nick Heidfeld 3 Rubens Barrichello	McLaren BMW Sauber Honda	60 60 60
58	2007	Silverstone Circuit	8 July	1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 Fernando Alonso 3 Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari McLaren McLaren	59 59 59
57	2006	Silverstone Circuit	11 June	1 Fernando Alonso 2 Michael Schumacher 3 Kimi Räikkönen	Renault Ferrari McLaren	60 60 60
56	2005	Silverstone Circuit	10 July	1 Juan Pablo Montoya 2 Fernando Alonso 3 Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren Renault McLaren	60 60 60
55	2004	Silverstone Circuit	11 July	1 Michael Schumacher 2 Kimi Räikkönen 3 Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari McLaren Ferrari	60 60 60
54	2003	Silverstone Circuit	20 July	1 Rubens Barrichello 2 Juan Pablo Montoya 3 Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari Williams McLaren	60 60 60
53	2002	Silverstone Circuit	7 July	1 Michael Schumacher 2 Rubens Barrichello 3 Juan Pablo Montoya	Ferrari Ferrari Williams	60 60 60
52	2001	Silverstone Circuit	15 July	1 Mika Häkkinen 2 Michael Schumacher 3 Rubens Barrichello	McLaren Ferrari Ferrari	60 60 60
51	2000	Silverstone Circuit	23 April	1 David Coulthard 2 Mika Häkkinen 3 Michael Schumacher	McLaren McLaren Ferrari	60 60 60
50	1999	Silverstone Circuit	11 July	1 David Coulthard 2 Eddie Irvine 3 Ralf Schumacher	McLaren Ferrari Williams	60 60 60
49	1998	Silverstone Circuit	July 12	1 Michael Schumacher 2 Mika Häkkinen 3 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari McLaren Ferrari	60 60 60
48	1997	Silverstone Circuit	13 July	1 Jacques Villeneuve 2 Jean Alesi 3 Alexander Wurz	Williams Benetton Benetton	59 59 59
47	1996	Silverstone Circuit	14 July	1 Jacques Villeneuve 2 Gerhard Berger 3 Mika Häkkinen	Williams Benetton McLaren	61 61 61
46	1995	Silverstone Circuit	16 July	1 Johnny Herbert 2 Jean Alesi 3 David Coulthard	Benetton Ferrari Williams	61 61 61
45	1994	Silverstone Circuit	10 July	1 Damon Hill 2 Jean Alesi 3 Mika Häkkinen	Williams Ferrari McLaren	60 60 60
44	1993	Silverstone Circuit	11 July	1 Alain Prost 2 Michael Schumacher 3 Riccardo Patrese	Williams Benetton Benetton	59 59 59
43	1992	Silverstone Circuit	July 12	1 Nigel Mansell 2 Riccardo Patrese 3 Martin Brundle	Williams Williams Benetton	59 59 59
42	1991	Silverstone Circuit	July 14	1 Nigel Mansell 2 Gerhard Berger 3 Alain Prost	Williams McLaren Ferrari	59 59 59
41	1990	Silverstone Circuit	July 15	1 Alain Prost 2 Thierry Boutsen 3 Ayrton Senna	Ferrari Williams McLaren	64 64 64
40	1989	Silverstone Circuit	July 16	1 Alain Prost 2 Nigel Mansell 3 Alessandro Nannini	McLaren Ferrari Benetton	64 64 64
39	1988	Silverstone Circuit	July 10	1 Ayrton Senna 2 Nigel Mansell 3 Alessandro Nannini	McLaren Williams Benetton	65 65 65
38	1987	Silverstone Circuit	July 12	1 Nigel Mansell 2 Nelson Piquet 3 Ayrton Senna	Williams Williams Lotus	65 65 64
37	1986	Brands Hatch	July 13	1 Nigel Mansell 2 Nelson Piquet 3 Alain Prost	Williams Williams McLaren	75 75 74
36	1985	Silverstone Circuit	July 21	1 Alain Prost 2 Michele Alboreto 3 Jacques Laffite	McLaren Ferrari Ligier	65 64 64
35	1984	Brands Hatch	July 22	1 Niki Lauda 2 Derek Warwick 3 Ayrton Senna	McLaren Renault Toleman	71 71 71
34	1983	Silverstone Circuit	July 16	1 Alain Prost 2 Nelson Piquet 3 Patrick Tambay	Renault Brabham Ferrari	67 67 67
33	1982	Brands Hatch	July 18	1 Niki Lauda 2 Didier Pironi 3 Patrick Tambay	McLaren Ferrari Ferrari	76 76 76
32	1981	Silverstone Circuit	July 18	1 John Watson 2 Carlos Reutemann 3 Jacques Laffite	McLaren Williams Ligier	68 68 67
31	1980	Brands Hatch	July 13	1 Alan Jones 2 Nelson Piquet 3 Carlos Reutemann	Williams Brabham Williams	76 76 76
30	1979	Silverstone Circuit	July 14	1 Clay Regazzoni 2 René Arnoux 3 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Williams Renault Tyrrell	68 68 67
29	1978	Brands Hatch	July 16	1 Carlos Reutemann 2 Niki Lauda 3 John Watson	Ferrari Brabham Brabham	76 76 76
28	1977	Silverstone Circuit	July 16	1 James Hunt 2 Niki Lauda 3 Gunnar Nilsson	McLaren Ferrari Lotus	68 68 68
27	1976	Brands Hatch	July 18	1 Niki Lauda 2 Jody Scheckter 3 John Watson	Ferrari Tyrrell Penske	76 76 75
26	1975	Silverstone Circuit	July 19	1 Emerson Fittipaldi 2 Carlos Pace 3 Jody Scheckter	McLaren Brabham Tyrrell	56 55 55
25	1974	Brands Hatch	July 20	1 Jody Scheckter 2 Emerson Fittipaldi 3 Jacky Ickx	Tyrrell McLaren Lotus	75 75 75
24	1973	Silverstone Circuit	July 14	1 Peter Revson 2 Ronnie Peterson 3 Denny Hulme	McLaren Lotus McLaren	67 67 67
23	1972	Brands Hatch	July 15	1 Emerson Fittipaldi 2 Jackie Stewart 3 Peter Revson	Lotus Tyrrell McLaren	76 76 76
22	1971	Silverstone Circuit	July 17	1 Jackie Stewart 2 Ronnie Peterson 3 Emerson Fittipaldi	Tyrrell March Lotus	68 68 68
21	1970	Brands Hatch	July 18	1 Jochen Rindt 2 Jack Brabham 3 Denny Hulme	Lotus Brabham McLaren	80 80 80
20	1969	Silverstone Circuit	July 19	1 Jackie Stewart 2 Jacky Ickx 3 Bruce McLaren	Matra Brabham McLaren	84 83 83
19	1968	Brands Hatch	July 20	1 Jo Siffert 2 Chris Amon 3 Jacky Ickx	Lotus Ferrari Ferrari	80 80 79
18	1967	Silverstone Circuit	July 15	1 Jim Clark 2 Denny Hulme 3 Chris Amon	Lotus Brabham Ferrari	80 80 80
17	1966	Brands Hatch	July 16	1 Jack Brabham 2 Denny Hulme 3 Graham Hill	Brabham Brabham BRM	80 80 79
16	1965	Silverstone Circuit	July 10	1 Jim Clark 2 Graham Hill 3 John Surtees	Lotus BRM Ferrari	80 80 80
15	1964	Brands Hatch	July 11	1 Jim Clark 2 Graham Hill 3 John Surtees	Lotus BRM Ferrari	80 80 80
14	1963	Silverstone Circuit	July 20	1 Jim Clark 2 John Surtees 3 Graham Hill	Lotus Ferrari BRM	82 82 82
13	1962	Aintree Motor Racing Circuit	July 21	1 Jim Clark 2 John Surtees 3 Bruce McLaren	Lotus Lola Cooper-Climax	75 75 75
12	1961	Aintree Motor Racing Circuit	July 15	1 Wolfgang von Trips 2 Phil Hill 3 Richie Ginther	Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari	75 75 75
11	1960	Silverstone Circuit	July 16	1 Jack Brabham 2 John Surtees 3 Innes Ireland	Cooper-Climax Lotus Lotus	77 77 77
10	1959	Aintree Motor Racing Circuit	July 18	1 Jack Brabham 2 Stirling Moss 3 Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax BRM Cooper-Climax	75 75 75
9	1958	Silverstone Circuit	July 19	1 Peter Collins 2 Mike Hawthorn 3 Roy Salvadori	Ferrari Ferrari Cooper-Climax	75 75 75
8	1957	Aintree Motor Racing Circuit	July 20	1 Stirling Moss 2 Luigi Musso 3 Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall Ferrari Ferrari	64 90 90
7	1956	Silverstone Circuit	July 14	1 Juan Manuel Fangio 2 Alfonso de Portago 3 Jean Behra	Ferrari Ferrari Maserati	101 100 99
6	1955	Aintree Motor Racing Circuit	July 16	1 Stirling Moss 2 Juan Manuel Fangio 3 Karl Kling	Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes	90 90 90
5	1954	Silverstone Circuit	July 17	1 José Froilán González 2 Mike Hawthorn 3 Onofre Marimón	Ferrari Ferrari Maserati	90 90 89
4	1953	Silverstone Circuit	July 18	1 Alberto Ascari 2 Juan Manuel Fangio 3 Nino Farina	Ferrari Maserati Ferrari	90 90 88
3	1952	Silverstone Circuit	July 19	1 Alberto Ascari 2 Piero Taruffi 3 Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari Ferrari Cooper-Climax	85 84 83
2	1951	Silverstone Circuit	July 14	1 José Froilán González 2 Juan Manuel Fangio 3 Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari Alfa Romeo Ferrari	90 90 88
1	1950	Silverstone Circuit	May 13	1 Nino Farina 2 Luigi Fagioli 3 Reg Parnell	Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo	70 70 70

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